Open DOS while windows installationThis is a featured page

Want to see something cool?

hit a key combination and brought up a command prompt over the gui that was installing Vista/XP....
"Whaaaaat?"


You can open a game of Pinball or Solitaire during an install. Sound fake to anyone? That's what we call multi-tasking :) So Shift + F10 will get you to the command prompt during an install like the shot below. It works on XP as well.

OPEN DOS WHILE WINDOW INSTALL - Allcomputertricks
It only works from the GUI portion and not the white text on blue background parts. I googled it and saw some speculation on using it to inject drivers or folders during your install.


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In some cases, it may be helpful to have access to a command prompt during GUI-mode Setup for the purposes of troubleshooting, copying drivers, starting and stopping services, starting tools such as Task Manager, or other for other needs.

To gain access to a command prompt during GUI-mode Setup, press SHIFT+F10.



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